Information about #CC9F24 color

#CC9F24 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC9F24 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 159, 36) — 80% red, 62.4% green, 14.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 66 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CC9F24 reads as a vivid, lively orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marginalia Ochre (#C9A227). Slightly further away sit Lemon Curry (#CCA01D) and Day's Eye (#C89828).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 159, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CC9F24: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #CC9F24 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CC9F24 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CC9F24 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CC9F24

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC9F24
  • RGB204, 159, 36
  • CMYK0, 18, 66, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 159, 36)
  • HSL44°, 70%, 47%
  • HSL Precise43.929°, 70%, 47.059%
  • HSV44°, 82%, 80%
  • HSB44°, 82%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.624, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.624, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.624, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC9F24
  • DECIMAL ID13410084
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01